Nintendo is set to kick off their press conference with the expectation that they will announce their next console at 9am today Pacific time.
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Just heading over to the conference now.
So it’s abut to start in 20 minutes and thus far has been the most unaccommodating of the press conferences. With a 9am start we were told to arrive at 7am. Normally, that would mean there was something, like coffee or at least water available. Here, there is nothing. On top of that they wanted us all to use their wi-fi connection. Of course, their Wi-Fi doesn’t work because there are thousands here and most likely not enough IPs or bandwidth. So, it’s definitely going to be a long morning until I get some coffee [smile].
So rumors are that the new console will have the power of the Xbox 360. That’s sort of a shame as this generation of consoles is six years old already, couldn’t they have topped it?
It’s five minutes to the show and I’m guessing they’ll be twenty minutes late.
I was wrong, only 5 minutes. So they’ve started with a choir and orchestra playing the Zelda theme because it’s the 25th anniversary of the series. They’ve gone through the whole history of the series as well in video form on the displays featuring sections for each of the major characters.
Shigeru Miyamoto takes the stage.
The music was the theme from The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword.
Music has been very central to the games over time including Link even using instruments in his quests.
Some goofing around with music and the orchestra.
For the 25th there is a game for each system. Today Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening will be first title available. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D launches next week.
Legend of Zelda 4-player co-op DSiware for free.
Skyward Sword will use WiiMotion Plus and a special gold Wii remote.
(Some network problems so we might lose updates for a bit).
The Legend of Zelda symphony concerts will be held round the world as part of the celebration.
Also 2 CDs - Ocarina of Time 3D soundtrack gift for quickly registering the game with Club Nintendo
Second will be Symphony and used in conjunction with the release of Skyward sword.
Over 200 people at Nintendo have worked on the Zelda series.
Miyamoto and crew leave.
Satoru Iwata takes the stage.
What we have yet to do as an industry is to create a console that is equally satisfying for all players. Nintendo is setting out to do that with deeper game experiences and wider appeal to all gamers.
